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"You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence."
Practicing any of the arts takes patience and persistence. Nothing happens overnight. Many people quit too soon. They become frustrated because what they produce does not match what is in their imagination. And this quitting begins early in life. Today I saw a four-year old girl who was working on a painting of the ocean became frustrated because the painting did not match what was in her mind. She burst into tears. Has this happened to you? Do you become so frustrated that you quit? Do you give up on your work?
Here is a video about Octavia Butler.
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Many creative leaders don't live in the here and now. They are always looking forward to tomorrow when they sell their first book or have their first gallery showing or have enough money to create their works of art full time. They spend most of their time in the future and ignore the beauty around them. They are not grateful for what they have and the people in their lives. They want to be where they are not. Then one day they wake up and life has past them by and they have grown old and there is no tomorrow where they can dwell.
Are you living in the world of tomorrow? Or are you living in the now? Are you grateful for what you have and what you have been given? Or are you seeking new opportunities, living in a time beyond time where only dreams exist?
I am not saying that one should not have goals or dreams. Both are necessary for living. We just shouldn't spend all our time there. We need to appreciate where we are now and what we can learn from this moment in our lives. We need to enjoy the people in our lives and appreciate their friendship and love. Don't let your impatience for success keep you from enjoying the moment.
Take a few minutes to watch this video and listen to the words of David Steindl-Rast.
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"May you wait patiently for your success with the belief and confidence that it will come."
— Harley King
American Speaker/Poet
1949 -
Many of us are impatient. We can't wait. We are in a hurry. Yet success has its own timetable. You can't hurry it. So develop patience and have faith that when the time is right you will receive your moment in the sun. Enjoy the moment. Enjoy the present. Don't worry about tomorrow.
Here are three of my short poems written in 2011.
What color
are your dreams,
my friend?
Bright blue?
Midnight red?
A thin pink?
I gather my fears in my hands.
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I've grown old
with doubt,
a finger of time
between clouds
of darkness.
I open my mouth
and swallow the wind.
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I am
the moon,
a faded light,
a distant dream.
Hold me
in your arms
that I may be free.
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Where have you cast your hook? Do you keep your fishing hook in the water or is it hanging in your garage? Catching fish takes patience and being prepared? Are you ready to catch the big one or will it get away?
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"Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
The one trait that every writer, painter and musician needs is persistence. Without persistence and determination, most creative people will quit before they are successful. People often give up too soon. They forget that the night is the darkest just before the dawn. When every things appears to be lost that is the time to push the hardest — to exert that extra effort.
Most successful artists and writers throughout history have understood the power of persistence. Herodotus said it more than 2500 years ago and nothing has changed. You still need persistence to be a winner — to be successful. The world is full of obstacles and naysayers. It takes persistence to find a way around or through the obstacles. Don't give up on your dreams and hopes.
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"Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes people think that if they don't display great talent and have some success right away, they won't succeed. But writing is about struggling through and learning and finding out what it is about writing itself that you really love."
If success comes too early, it can destroy an artist. Early success can create writer's block. Artists become overwhelmed by the success and stop painting. People start enjoying their celebrity status and forget about what brought them there. And sometimes they start believing their own press clippings. Sometimes it is better to wait until you are emotionally ready and have the wisdom to handle it.
If writing or painting comes too easy, people often lose interest and look for something more challenging. If writing is a struggle, then success when it comes will be sweeter. Have the faith to keep writing, to keep drawing or to keep painting even when there seems to be no hope of success.
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Suzanne Valadon was the daughter of an unmarried laundress. When she was 15, she joined the circus, but was forced to quit a year later after falling off a trapeze. She eventually became a model for artists including Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec where she studied their artistic techniques. She is best known for painting female nudes but also painted landscapes, florals and still life. She sometimes worked as long as 13 years on a painting before showing it in public.
To be a creative artist, you need to be persistent because many obstacles will get in your way including your own need for perfection. The creative journey is only for the stubborn. How long are you willing to work at your painting? Your writing? Your acting? Or do you give into family pressure? Societal pressure?
What are you willing to sacrifice for your creative work? What are you willing to give up? Life is never easy and the same is true for the creative leader. There are many days when you will take one step forward and three backwards. Do you have the stubbornness to keep going even when you see very little light at the end of the tunnel?
Suzanne Valadon was the model for these paintings by Renoir:
Dance At Bougival
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These days patience seems to be in short supply. Most of us are in a hurry to get somewhere. We hate to wait in lines. We need to publish that first novel or have that first one-person show before we are thirty. Sometimes the best things take time. The best wines have aged for years. We need to have patience. It takes awhile to perfect technique. And the person we are hardest on is ourselves. We don't give ourselves the time to grow and develop. Be patient with yourself and your imperfections. Give yourself permission to make mistakes. Have faith in your future.
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Do you trust yourself — your mind, your thoughts, your dreams, your desires, your hopes? Do you trust your body — how you walk, how you dance, the sound of your stomach gurgling, the pain in your left knee? Many of us don't trust our own instincts. We put our faith in others. Maybe it is a parent, a friend, a spouse of even a spiritual leader. We believe what they say to be true. We need to learn to listen to that small tiny voice inside us that knows the way. This voice is the first one we hear before we quickly move on to our more rational voice. How many times have you felt something to be true in your gut but you have chosen to do what your rational mind said? Learn to trust yourself and to believe in yourself.
(The source of this quote is the book, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg. Every creative leader should read this book multiple times.)
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"Impatience makes us get ahead of ourselves, reaching out for something in the future and not really being content with where we are, here and now."
"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish."
"Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
"I paint with the stubbornness I need for living, and I've found that all painters who love their art do the same."
Suzanne Valadon was the daughter of an unmarried laundress. When she was 15, she joined the circus, but was forced to quit a year later after falling off a trapeze. She eventually became a model for artists including Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec where she studied their artistic techniques. She is best known for painting female nudes but also painted landscapes, florals and still life. She sometimes worked as long as 13 years on a painting before showing it in public.
"Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself."
"One of the main aims in writing practice is to learn to trust your own mind and body; to grow patient and nonaggressive."
Do you trust yourself — your mind, your thoughts, your dreams, your desires, your hopes? Do you trust your body — how you walk, how you dance, the sound of your stomach gurgling, the pain in your left knee? Many of us don't trust our own instincts. We put our faith in others. Maybe it is a parent, a friend, a spouse of even a spiritual leader. We believe what they say to be true. We need to learn to listen to that small tiny voice inside us that knows the way. This voice is the first one we hear before we quickly move on to our more rational voice. How many times have you felt something to be true in your gut but you have chosen to do what your rational mind said? Learn to trust yourself and to believe in yourself.
